Our story
Bizprov began in 2010. Our goal was simple: to bring the universal skills of improvisational theater - creativity, adaptability, quick thinking, active listening - to business leaders and their teams. The vision for the company combined Jay Rhoderick’s extensive improv training and 15 years as a teaching artist in the Bronx school system with Chip Garner’s background in corporate communications and marketing. While the approach of applying improvisation, theatricality, and creativity to corporate clients was relatively novel at the time, we quickly discovered that human beings, regardless of status, employment, nationality, socioeconomic background, or age, crave play and flourish when given safe, structured environments to stretch their creativity and connection with one another. Simply, everyone can grow at any time.
Today, Bizprov employs an extensive array of evidence-based communications tools and programs to solve the unique commercial and leadership challenges of its global clients. Strategically partnering with a select network of highly skilled and specialized coaches and trainers, we’ve expanded our offerings beyond leadership development, executive presence, and team building to include unconscious bias training, speech writing, influencing, strengths assessment, and much more. We work in nearly every major field of industry, from technology, banking, pharma, and advertising to finance, manufacturing, transportation, and top law and business schools. Through it all, the improv is the pillar that supports all of our work. We firmly believe that creativity is the heart of effective communication and the soul of impactful leadership.
“ Jay did a phenomenal job from the second we hired him. From the preliminary call of understanding our goals, through the completion of the two-hour session, he kept my team engaged, enthusiastic, and at ease throughout the entire process. ”
